The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-19
WHERE WAS THE INSPECTORS
E<THUn HKRNER HAD PERMIT
FOB A TWo-BT0RY BUILDING ONLY.

ETHEH H1nNHR HAD PERMIT
ron a Tw0-sToRY BUILDING ONLY
The Collapsed rsrechiai school House Ruilt
with Fatal Defects In Ce.struotior end
IN vielstien sf the Law, and District Hn-
speeser Martha Dis.'t Appear 90 Knew
It-Anether Bedy Taken Frera the Rains.
At almost dawn yesterday morning the
ruins OF the wrecked school house OF the
Church Of Our Lady OF Mount Carmel were
surrounded by an eager and curious crowd,
And from that time until the darkness and
the rain Of tho evening drove them away. sad
visaged and horror-strioken gazers stood oil
about tho place. As soon as force OF work.
men under the charge Of Builder Mcguire was
collected the police lines wero formed. and tho
crowd was driven back to give them chance
to work. The overhauling Of the ruins was
slow and laborious Job, and the search was
principally directed to the ruins Of the carpen-
ter shop, which lay buried under tre-
mendous mass OF brick, the fallen western
gable wall. The reason OF this was the
belief that Joseph Jensen, Swedish carpen-
ter, had met his death there. He had not re-
ported for work In the morning. and the
supposition OF tho previous night that he had
made his escape was abandoned. The reason
that no inquiry was made for him the night
before was that no one knew where he lived.
He had lodgings somewhere in Harlem and
boarded at restaurant in East 121st street,
his wife being In tho old country. The finding
OF his coat and vest In one part Of the shop in
the morning prepared the workmen for the
finding Of his body. 1t was uncovered at az
from tho tons OF brick that had covered 1t. and
removed TO tho station house to await tho
dead wagon. Friends Of tho dead man arrived
with Coroners permit to remove the re-
10 oEar,
had already gone to the Morgue.
The finding Of this body in the ruins OF the
carpenter shop and some further exploration
OF the wreck Of the main building formed the
ground OF belief that the measure Of the dis
nster could at last be taken. No further in
Quiries for missing men were received. and tho
probability OF any more victims being found in
the ruins was considered remote. There has
been no list OF men employed nor time book
found and 1t Is supposed to have been lost In
the fall BY Father Kirner.
The priest remained semi-conscious most Of
che day and when he was able to speak the in
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him. Coroner Eidman was very anxious to
procure a statement from him. but the doctors
ment that he refrained from attempting to get
one. The first diagnosis OF concussion OF the
hs 6Ss Ssy. spd
The physicians say that they consider that
manner MI IN which Il is said It Is plain that they
exaegerate the chances IN his favor. And even
he should mot as hf ne will be tnf
from O IL. Esan's house at 4so East ii5th strsst
last evening to st. Francis Hospital in Fifth
lis s Reass
The responsibility for tho disaster. as touch
Ing TIE pepsrtmept OF Bpi ad , Mas adi
published In yesterdays sun. Superintendent
b'0sHoh says IN this particular:
morning, showed tina. the BRICKS Wsss hard
defects p construction and violations Of the
that had been done were these: The absence
Of y hs absnee Of
anchors and tic rods; the carrying up. OF the
side walls Without the front and the reduction
ali oSPd The
Mo bens So aasd as to
bring too much strain on green walls, was totally
and " fer by our per-
William J. Martin represented that tho work
on the building was going on satisfactorily;
the permit Of this department.. When learned
Of the fall Of tho structure this morning l was
pore than astonished as about the lat thing Ing
On 1 'he efisinel pse sId NOT ike tho idss:
for cempiete drawings and plans Of the pro-
bSlidins Sss down il a ruins, sitsF having been
report ton On this building made !" was asked. ''
is SUPPOSED to see every building IN his district
once every day and to report upon It: This is
huiing aa vbcS Wall aysry two
and there are others whore the nature Of The
make two or three visits day none too many"
: Tho .offlcial, records Of the case OF Father
tSe 20 S%d oe seU
house was made on Aug. 80 and denied on
Sept by, Assistant Superintendent Buck.
escapes We're not satisfactory. The require
ments alluded to were supplied and the amend:
cd plans We're approved on Sept. s. On Oct. II
dorsed upon the back By Father Kirner, asking
for. permission to add two stories to, the
application, and sent 1t back with notice
shsnsss would DO TIFF h.S sent Il
department and affixed to the original papers.
4 was this description that Superintendent
already u wreck. he surprising that the live
weeks since the issuing OF the permit had been
in work the It two Sa Snna stories
matter as far as Martin was concerned, and he
answered that he would report the matter to
the Fire Commissioners, and that Martin would
be put ON trial before them. probably on Il
charge Of neglect of duty. In the mean time
he was not suspended or dismissed, though he
would probably not be on active duty. The re-
porter said that he had not been able to find
Martin.
superintendent D'Oench-Hs was here this morning
and he at the ruins last night.
Reporter-Have you any report from him on tho acct
superintendent poench-No but 1 have talked with
him about
dorts on the building when the law and permit were
Superintendent b oench-He doesn't make any expla
nation.
Inspector Martin was appointed building
Inspector on Sept. 4, 1885. after passing the
Board Of Examiners, He is a bricklayer by
trade. Mr.. l.. j. O'Connor, the architect who
drew the original plans for Father Kirner. said
that he had not been concerned in superin-
tending the erection OF the building. as Father
Kirner had applied to him only for working
plans. His plans were only intended for u two
story structure, and he knew nothing of the
additions proposed.
What motive actuated Inspector Martin In
allowing the work to proceed In advance OF the
procuring Of permit. and In manner SO
supposed to have been good -natured and
sympathetic interest In the priests work and q
condolences, that 1t would come out all right.